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Ditch the Can This Year – Homemade Cranberry Sauce

by Dawn Lorenz 11 Comments

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Each Thanksgiving I make my own cranberry sauce. Sure, I could go to the store and buy a can of it, but really, it’s just as easy to make it, it’s a lot healthier, and I can add my own twist to it.

What’s wrong with the can?

Simple: There are five ingredients, two of which are quite unnecessary. The second ingredient is high fructose corn syrup and the fourth is corn syrup. If you make your own, you can avoid both of these all together.

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Following is my simple recipe with pictures to guide you through. Two things you should note before starting: 1. It will NOT look like the one in the can. The one in the can takes it shape from the can and holds it shape from the corn syrup, which we will not be using. 2. You can add so much more to this recipe. I will give suggestions further on.

The Recipe *This can be made a day or two ahead of time!

Ingredients

3/4 cup of water

1/2 to 1 cup sugar (I don’t like it too sweet so I only use 1/2 cup, but this may be too bitter for some, so I would start with 3/4 cup)

1/4 teaspoon salt

One 12-oz bag of organic cranberries, rinsed and picked through

Extras: I don’t use anything else, but you can add orange zest, ground cloves, nutmeg, dried fruit, and the list can go on. Google it and you will find lots of ideas. I think it’s best to start simple.

Directions

  1. Start with your fresh, organic cranberries. Rinse them and pick through them, discarding any bad ones.
  2. Bring water, sugar and salt to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Make sure to stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Stir in the cranberries and return to a boil.
  4. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until saucy and slightly thickened. This will take about 5 minutes, at which point two thirds of the cranberries will have popped open.
  5. Transfer to a glass bowl or ceramic dish and let cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Comments

  1. Judith K Marcy says

    November 27, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    I always make my own, but I mash them when they are all cooked…… yummy!

    Reply
  2. Tracy says

    November 27, 2013 at 3:26 am

    You forgot the extra ingredient (BPA) that is included…

    Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    November 23, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    I’m doing the same as A.Lee and getting rid of the cans I bought and trying this instead! Thanks so much!! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Claudia MacDonald says

    November 23, 2013 at 3:50 am

    Try cranberry relish! I don’t have the recipe with me but this is basically it. I usually make two. The relish and the simple cooked one posted above.

    A bag of cranberries washed and picked over.
    1/2 – 1 whole orange , skin and all. Preferably organic, unsprayed.
    Sugar. Try 1/2 cup. Adjust if necessary. Nice when it is a little tart.
    A little water.
    Mix in food processor or blender. Use rubber spatula if necessary( with machine off) to get all berries processed. My favourite. ( I spelled that correctly! I am Canadian. )

    Reply
    • mjd603 says

      November 23, 2013 at 2:01 pm

      Add some sour cream and horseradish to your relish – BAMMMO – it’s AH-mazing 🙂

      Reply
  5. Cathy says

    November 22, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    It’s much better making your own because you control the sugar 🙂

    Reply
  6. Page says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    We are currently making this!! Thank you!

    Reply
  7. A.Lee says

    November 18, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    I just discarded the canned cranberry (jellied & whole) that I found in the cabinet …& will definitely make this -didn’t know it was so simple ~~ Thank you !

    Reply
    • Raising Natural Kids says

      November 19, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      Yay!

      Reply

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